
National Jan 20, 2014
Indonesia not independent yet, anti-Japan activist from '74 says
by Christine T. Tjandraningsih
On Jan. 15, 1974, then-Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka might have never expected that his four-day visit to Jakarta would incite an anti-Japan riot in the Indonesian capital that left scores of people dead. His visit unfortunately coincided with student protests that began in the capital ...